'Talk Turkey to Me' Author Takes on Bobby Flay in Television Cook-off

'Talk Turkey to Me' Author Takes on Bobby Flay in Television Cook-off

GENEVA, Ill., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Cookbook author and former turkey-hotline hostess Renee Ferguson will "Throwdown" with celebrity chef Bobby Flay in a turkey cook-off on Food Network this Saturday night at 8:30 EST in the ultimate Thanksgiving challenge.

"They told me they wanted me to do a show demonstrating how to prepare a turkey and dressing," she recalls. Little did she know, she would be ambushed by Flay on his quest to conquer the culinary masters and their specialties.

"Throwdown" with Bobby Flay, a show featuring a cook-off between "the best of the best," features Ferguson versus Flay in a savory Thanksgiving challenge. "Bobby walked in with two chefs, and there I was with a student assistant," laughs Ferguson.

No stranger to overcoming unexpected culinary problems quickly, the imaginative woman had to think on her feet to impress a panel of judges. In this challenge, Flay paired chef-inspired, pomegranate glazed turkey with chorizo and goat cheese stuffing. Ferguson fired back with traditional, down-home flavors of golden-brown turkey, an apricot-amaretto sauce and an apple, sausage and herb stuffing.

These tasty turkey and stuffing recipes found in her cookbook, as well as a turkey "how to" video found on YouTube.com, are what got Ferguson noticed by Food Network producers.

The Geneva, Illinois, resident uses her 14 years of experience as a former Butterball Turkey Talk-Line(R) hostess to save holidays across the nation. In Talk Turkey to Me: A Good Time in the Kitchen Talking Turkey and All the Trimmings, Ferguson combines her experiences of solving turkey traumas with her cooking expertise to create a delightful, recipe-filled guide to turkey and holiday cuisine.

This humorous and informative cookbook includes everything anyone wants know about cooking a traditional holiday feast but were too afraid to ask for fear of preparing a rubber ball rather than a Butterball. Talk Turkey to Me is a 2007 National Indie Excellence Book Award finalist, voted "Cookbook of the Day" by slashfood.com and endorsed by the National Turkey Federation. For a copy of her book, call 800-269-6839, or go to http://www.turkeytools.com/ for a copy and free menu ideas.

Will Ferguson spill Flay's giblets or will she be basted? Tune into "Throwdown" with Bobby Flay this Saturday, November 10, at 8:30 p.m. EST on Food Network to find out.

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